MMX lifts off to Mars’s moon Phobos
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Japan's space agency launched the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft on October 20, aiming to land on Phobos, a moon of Mars, and collect samples. The mission intends to return those samples to Earth by 2031 to help determine the origin of the Martian moons.
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Japan Launches MMX Mission to Retrieve Samples from Mars Moon Phobos
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